CPR says Pinbot PF's approx 2 weeks out...

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Just FYI in case someone else is interested. I'm now in a real pinch...was hoping these were not going to be out so soon. :(
 
Just FYI in case someone else is interested. I'm now in a real pinch...was hoping these were not going to be out so soon. :(

Thanks for heads up. I'm ready! I banked the cash months ago and miraculously avoided blowing it when the delay occurred.
 
Thanks for heads up. I'm ready! I banked the cash months ago and miraculously avoided blowing it when the delay occurred.

I didn't. They told me it was going to be next summer at least, then the info comes out that the place is pressing the inserts outta nowhere! If my stupid IRA admins would get me my paperwork so I could file my income taxes, it would completely pay for it PF, Plastics, and shipping, and THEN SOME.....

I'm waiting on literally ONE document to file my taxes and not anywhere in sight....and it won't even change my refund at all. I *HATE* the tax code in this country. >=|
 
Let me be the first to throw out the "BS" flag. I may be wrong and it wouldn't be the first time, but Flash Gordon is due out before Pinbot. Who knows, it is not like you can get a straight answer out of them directly.
 
Let me be the first to throw out the "BS" flag. I may be wrong and it wouldn't be the first time, but Flash Gordon is due out before Pinbot. Who knows, it is not like you can get a straight answer out of them directly.

This is true also. But yeah...I would not be sad if it got delayed a month or two...or four..

Know I'm definately the latecomer as I was on Shuttle, but yeah. Honestly, if I can't get a repro PF, I'll sell mine at a nice profit and look for one in better condition. :p
 
The last we heard from CPR was about a week or so ago. My wife asked Kevin about us being on the list for Flash Gordon and IIRC he said they are still 4-6 weeks out. Take that for what it is worth and add a dollar and you can buy a cup of coffee.
 
The last we heard from CPR was about a week or so ago. My wife asked Kevin about us being on the list for Flash Gordon and IIRC he said they are still 4-6 weeks out. Take that for what it is worth and add a dollar and you can buy a cup of coffee.

As long as my wife goes to QT instead of Starbucks, sure. ;)
 
They posted in rec.games.pinball about it...

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Hey Guys

Update, I finally received the last of the inserts and they are now
being glued it. They should be over at the screen shop on Monday for
final work prior to screening. Looks like we will have PFs in about 2
weeks. They'll still have to be cleared but they should be screened in
about two weeks.

Thanks
Mike
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They posted in rec.games.pinball about it...

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Hey Guys

Update, I finally received the last of the inserts and they are now
being glued it. They should be over at the screen shop on Monday for
final work prior to screening. Looks like we will have PFs in about 2
weeks. They'll still have to be cleared but they should be screened in
about two weeks.

Thanks
Mike
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Therein lies the rub, they have to be clear coated after they are screened. Then there is the cure time prior to shipping.

Thus the reason I have to throw out the "BS" flag just like Southwest Airlines on baggage fees.
 
Guess I go foist myself in the tiger pit...I didn't read that closely enough. That phrase "We'll have playfields in 2 weeks" threw me. :p
 
Figure 3-4 weeks to screen.. 3-4 weeks to clear.. I'm betting minimum 2-3 months.

I put my name on the list last week. I dont even own a pinbot yet but
I will at some point. Figured I cant pass up an opportunity to get a
repro playfield and plastics. I gotta buy that pinbot mini playfield plastic
soon. Thats something I wouldnt want to miss as well.

Mike
 
Figure 3-4 weeks to screen.. 3-4 weeks to clear.. I'm betting minimum 2-3 months.

I put my name on the list last week. I dont even own a pinbot yet but
I will at some point. Figured I cant pass up an opportunity to get a
repro playfield and plastics. I gotta buy that pinbot mini playfield plastic
soon. Thats something I wouldnt want to miss as well.

Mike

That is pretty much how I interpret it.

I wouldn't worry about the mini or plastics, because they are going to offer a package deal on them to go with the pf from what I have read.
 
If anyone is waiting on Flash Gordon playfields, I can refer you to a shop that has an overlay on file for both the upper and lower playfield.

Mine turned out awesome and cost was minimal.
 
If anyone is waiting on Flash Gordon playfields, I can refer you to a shop that has an overlay on file for both the upper and lower playfield.

Mine turned out awesome and cost was minimal.

Have a set, and they are the BIGGEST piece of crap ever made. They are pretty and would make nice wall art, but they SUCK ASS on a playfield IMO.
 
Have a set, and they are the BIGGEST piece of crap ever made. They are pretty and would make nice wall art, but they SUCK ASS on a playfield IMO.

Is your personal opinion that any overlay sucks? I'm serious.. I think they're usually a last resort, but there are a couple of games where repro playfields just won't happen (and aren't worth it), like Space Invaders. An overlay seems like the only realistic solution, if 1/4 of the playfield is bare wood.
 
Is your personal opinion that any overlay sucks? I'm serious.. I think they're usually a last resort, but there are a couple of games where repro playfields just won't happen (and aren't worth it), like Space Invaders. An overlay seems like the only realistic solution, if 1/4 of the playfield is bare wood.

Having applied them and seen them applied by others, yes my opinion is that the majority of them suck. I understand about availability, that is why I bought the Flash Gordon set. I have been waiting on the FG for over 5 years.
 
Well, I hope they finish your PF's first man. I heard some people were waiting almost that long on the Shuttle waitlist too? Crazy. I can't fathom that..I don't have the patience. I still think they'll call in the preorders for these soon as they get that first coat of clear on. I know the time I paid for Shuttle and got the first PF, it was a month between.

Just gonna keep my fingers crossed that they wait until they finish up FG, or that my tax forms come back real fast...then everything's copacetic.
 
I hate to say it, but a reproduction playfield for Pinbot is like a Starwars cockpit - I'd love to have one, but I just can't bring myself to spend that kind of money.

Plus, if I were going to replace the playfield, I'd have to strip and re-stencil the cabinet.....

Ug, I thought restoring video games was crazy expensive!
 
I hate to say it, but a reproduction playfield for Pinbot is like a Starwars cockpit - I'd love to have one, but I just can't bring myself to spend that kind of money.

Plus, if I were going to replace the playfield, I'd have to strip and re-stencil the cabinet.....

Ug, I thought restoring video games was crazy expensive!

You have to be a realist and know up front that you will most likely never get your money back out of it if you had to sell it.

I wouldn't do it to a game I was not going to keep.
 
You have to be a realist and know up front that you will most likely never get your money back out of it if you had to sell it.

I wouldn't do it to a game I was not going to keep.

Oh, exactly! I'm not going to restore anything with the idea to sell.

Everyone has their idea what they would spend for something. Mine is somewhat lower than $750 for a playfield. Someone else's might be over $1k.
 
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